In a field study we examined employees’ fairness perceptions of supervisor feedback and their relationships with employee well being (job depression, job anxiety, job satisfaction, turnover intentions) and perceived control at work. We hypothesized quality of leader member exchange (LMX) to partially mediate these relationships. We measured the above constructs in two different industries at tw...

Using findings from a statewide study of satisfaction and retention of 294 directcare staff in 39 assisted-living facilities (ALFs) in Georgia, this study examines the effect of sociodemographic, job, and attitudinal characteristics on overall job satisfaction and its various dimensions. The results show age has a negative effect on promotion satisfaction. Whites are more satisfied than non-whi...

The study predicted that perceived physical appearance (high or low attractiveness) and job stereotyping (matched or not matched) would interact to affect perceived credibility, such that attractiveness and matched job stereotyped individuals would be perceived as credible, whereas unattractive and unmatched job stereotyped individuals would not be perceived as credible. A total of 118 particip...

The aim of this study was to examine a psychosocial model of predicting perceived social status among faculty members. To this end, 135 faculty members in one of the state universities in Tehran, Iran, were recruited through convenient sampling. We used Perceived Organizational Support Scale (POSS), Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS), Participation in Organizational Decisions M...

PURPOSE This study examined the factors that predict employees' perceptions of procedural justice in university settings. The paper also reviews the ethical aspects of justice and psychological contracts within employment relationships. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The study examined the predictors of perceived procedural justice in a two-wave longitudinal sample of 945 employees from 13 unive...

This quantitative research investigated the correlation between employee motivation, job reengineering, and perception of satisfaction among civilian employees Department Defense located in Washington, D.C., United States. The theoretical foundation for study was rooted Deci Ryan's (1985; 2000) self-determination theory motivation. researcher utilized a non-experimental correlational design an ...

BACKGROUND The relationships between working conditions [job demand, job control and social support]; stress, anxiety, and depression; and perceived quality of life factors [physical health, psychological wellbeing, social relationships and environmental conditions] were assessed using a sample of 698 male automotive assembly workers in Malaysia. METHODS The validated Malay version of the Job...